Psychology 2040A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: The Emotions, Carroll Izard, Heredity
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Theories on the nature and emergence of emotion. Charles darwin that the facial expressions for certain basic emotional states are innate to the species, and universal, and are found even in very young babies. Carroll izard discrete emotions theory, emotions are innate, that each emotion is packaged with a specific set of bodily and facial reactions, and that distinct emotions are evident from very early in life. Some argue environmental factors play an important role in the emergence and expression of emotions. Sroufe"s view, changes in the affect system are largely due to infants" expanding social experiences and their increasing ability to understand them. The basic function of emotions is to promote action toward achieving a goal in a given context. emotional reactions are affected by social goals and the influence of significant others. The emergence of emotion in the early years and childhood.